Home Care News
Home care worker jailed for stealing £16,500 from man with dementia
29 Nov 2018
A care worker has been jailed for 12 months after being found guilty of stealing £16,500 from a man with dementia. Jemma Laney, 30, of Saundersfoot Close, Warrington, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud.....
World's oldest bell ringer aged 100 says it cures his 'aches and pains'
28 Nov 2018
One-hundred-year-old Dennis Brock can still climb up the steep, winding steps of St Mary’s Church to ring its bells every Sunday - as he has done for 89 years – and he's keen to carry on the tradition this Christmas. Mr.....
Brexit? All I want for Christmas is social care's green paper says care boss
27 Nov 2018
The boss of a care home group is demanding Theresa May’s government clarify its plan for adult social care by hurrying up with the publication of its green paper, as drama over Brexit threatens to oust the PM from office. While.....
Low pay and Brexit risks shortage of almost 400,000 care workers
26 Nov 2018
Low pay and Brexit is expected to create a shortfall of nearly 400,000 social care staff in England by 2028, a leading think tank reports. The Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR) has reported.....
Mum set to leave family for four years to walk 20,000 miles for dementia research
26 Nov 2018
“I might be gone for some time,” says a mother-of-one, who is set to embark upon an adventure of a lifetime to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK. Karen Penny is aiming to walk around the entire coast.....
Dementia's 'memory man' hunts for early diagnosis with carer volunteers
26 Nov 2018
Dementia researcher, Dr Michael Craig, is on a mission to find a diagnosis for dementia in its early stages. His work on memory has also led him to the conclusion that ten-minute rests after learning new information can help people.....
Government announces £3.5bn funding boost for primary and community care
23 Nov 2018
The government has pledged an extra £3.5bn a year in annual funding for primary and community care by 2023/24, as part of the £20.5bn funding increase for the NHS announced earlier this year. Prime Minister.....
'His death felt like abandonment', says wife of care director who went to suicide clinic
22 Nov 2018
The wife of Simon Binner, who chose to have an assisted death in Switzerland aged 57, has revealed how his death “felt like abandonment” and “still feels unresolved”. Although she respected his decision,.....
Could a low-protein, high-carb diet help prevent dementia?
21 Nov 2018
A low-protein, high-carbohydrate diet could potentially help prevent dementia and its associated conditions, a new study has shown. The research showed improvement in the overall brain health and the learning and memory of mice.....
Allied Healthcare offloads home care contracts
20 Nov 2018
Allied Healthcare is seeking to transfer or sell all of its home care contracts to other providers in the wake of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) damning notice on its financial viability. The care regulator.....
Outstanding caregivers treat people they care for like family
19 Nov 2018
Caregivers in York who consider the people they care for as extensions of their own families have been praised by the care watchdog. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) praised Home Instead (York)'s caregivers.....
Fraudster posing as psychiatrist for 22 years prompts urgent checks to medical register
19 Nov 2018
The General Medical Council (GMC) is investigating historical applications to the medical register after a woman was jailed for five years for posing as a psychiatrist and defrauding an elderly woman. Zholia.....
Wendy Mitchell on living with dementia and why her cat kept getting fatter
16 Nov 2018
Billy the cat was on a diet but he kept getting fatter and no one knew why. “Even the vet commented on it,” revealed Wendy Mitchell, who is living with dementia. Wendy, who is 62, was diagnosed with early.....
87-year-old receives Pride of Britain award after feeding 60,000 homeless people
16 Nov 2018
For quarter of a century, Icolyn Smith MBE has been feeding Oxford’s most vulnerable people. Since opening Oxford Soup Kitchen, she has served more than 45,000 hot meals to the city’s homeless and is still.....
Care Workers Charity chief resigns to create loneliness start-up
15 Nov 2018
Alex Ramamurthy, the chief executive of the Care Workers Charity (CWC) is stepping down from his job on 30 November to work on a booking platform enabling care homes to rent their communal space to host adult day clubs. The.....
Tax increases urgently needed to rescue adult social care, warn councils
14 Nov 2018
Increasing income tax or National Insurance (NI) contributions must be urgently considered by the Government to rescue the future of adult social care, councils have warned. The Local Government Association.....
Helo, shwmae? Care workers learn Welsh to ask elderly 'How are you?'
13 Nov 2018
Care workers across Wales are going back to school to learn Welsh and communicate with elderly people in their ‘mother tongue’ - to make them feel at home. Whether you’re moving to a care home or receiving.....
Lord Warner: 'Churchillian' effort needed to stop care crisis 'dicing with death'
12 Nov 2018
“Blood, toil, tears and sweat” was what Winston Churchill famously offered the British people to win the Second World War but sacrifices must be made again says Lord Warner, to end to the suffering of millions of elderly and disabled.....
Government says 'sleep-in' care workers aren't entitled to minimum wage
08 Nov 2018
Care workers should not be paid the National Minimum Wage for every hour of a sleep-in shift, the government has announced. New guidance by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).....
87-year-old with dementia forgets daughter but knows every word to Remembrance hymn
08 Nov 2018
An eighty-seven-year-old with dementia can’t remember who her daughter is, but she does know all the words to the patriotic Remembrance hymn ‘I Vow to Thee, My Country’. On being reminded it is Remembrance.....
Asda takes part in Purple Tuesday by having 'inclusive hour' at Kent stores
08 Nov 2018
Several Asda stores in Kent are having a trial ‘quiet hour’ for customers with autism, dementia and other conditions, as part of the Purple Tuesday initiative. The grocer will be switching off displays,.....
CQC fears Allied Healthcare will cease operations in December
06 Nov 2018
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned councils that the home care operator Allied Healthcare may cease to operate beyond 30 November. Allied Healthcare offers home care to 9,300 people across 84.....
Health minister urges more 'social prescribing' and less 'dishing out drugs'
06 Nov 2018
Matt Hancock, minister for health and social care, has spoken about how social prescribing should be seen as a viable alternative to “dishing out drugs”. The minister reserved special mention for the effect.....
Care minister launches recruitment campaign to address high levels of care vacancies
05 Nov 2018
Care minister Caroline Dinenage has launched a government campaign to encourage more people to work in adult social care. There are around 110,000 vacancies in adult social care in England, with staff turnover.....
Home care worker encourages 92-year-old to go for daily walks and mow her own lawn
01 Nov 2018
Ninety-two-year-old Joan stays fit and active due to a daily walk she goes on with her home care worker, who says he sees both “emotional and physical benefits”. Colin aged 45, who works for Seniors Helping Seniors (UK) Ltd - Canterbury,.....